Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

Chapter 495 The Initial Prototype

"Request received, retesting results... zizi, zizi, puff..."

The watch screen on Clara's wrist flickered a few times, and was then replaced by a dazzling field of snowflakes. Swarovski's mechanical voice was completely cut off before it was halfway through, leaving only a subtle, unsettling hissing sound of electricity.

The low hum of the factory machinery had vanished completely at some point, leaving a deathly silence so deep that one could hear a pin drop. The sound of liquid flowing in the pipes had also mysteriously ceased.

"what happened?"

Monai immediately became alert, both guns in hand, and he scanned the dim surroundings warily. The law enforcement officers also raised their weapons, forming a back-to-back defensive formation, nervously watching every entrance, exit, and shadowy corner.

Clara's heart sank, and the uneasy premonition suddenly intensified. She tried to call Swarlow again, but her watch didn't respond, and all the communication lights were off.

"Oh no, the signal is blocked. This is a trap. Let's retreat!"

However, just as he finished speaking, the doors and windows on all sides suddenly closed, and then a huge teleportation map unfolded under everyone's feet.

The teleportation diagram suddenly erupted with blinding light, and space distorted violently, completely shattering Clara's hurried warnings. An intense feeling of weightlessness and spatial tearing instantly overwhelmed her. Everything before her: the dimly lit factory, her nervous companions, the tightly closed doors and windows—all shattered like shattered mirrors, transforming into rapidly swirling blocks of color and streams of light.

"Senior Mona!" Clara only had time to shout out a name before she felt an irresistible force throwing her into the unknown void.

……

At the same time, at Clara's residence, an uninvited guest overcame numerous obstacles and reached the central control room.

The visitor stepped into the control door and his eyes finally fell on the central control console.

At the center, a strangely shaped machine hovered in mid-air. Its outer shell had a dark texture, neither gold nor jade, and a faint, breath-like, faint blue glow flowed across its surface. Countless cables of varying thickness extended from its base, connecting with the precision of nerves to the dozens of high-performance computers arrayed below. Data streams flashed across these screens at a speed too fast to be captured by the naked eye.

"I've been searching for it for so long, but I didn't expect it to be hidden in such a remote place." Etter stood in front of the door, looking up at the red source in the center of the machine and sneered, "Long time no see, Mr. Swarovski... Should I call you that, or should I call you the 'First Prototype'?"

Swarlow paused noticeably for a second.

"Warning, warning! The person being detected is the Fallen Angel Brigade leader, 'God of War' Itt. Activate defensive backup!"

Swarlow's mechanical voice lost its usual steady rhythm, revealing an unprecedented urgency and sharpness. Inside the control room, a piercing alarm blared instantly, and red warning lights spun wildly, illuminating the entire room in a blood-red glow.

The automatic defense mechanism started to activate, and dozens of machine guns were switched out from the partitions above the wall, and all the muzzles instantly locked onto It.

"Supreme defense protocol activated. Eliminate the threat." Swarovski's mechanical voice was cold and decisive, without a trace of emotion.

In an instant, tongues of flames erupted! A dense rain of bullets poured down like a metallic storm, instantly blocking all possible escape routes for It. The scorching bullets screamed with deadly force, intending to completely tear this uninvited guest apart.

However, It stood where he was, facing the barrage of bullets that was enough to turn steel into a sieve, with a disdainful grin on his face.

He didn't even make any defensive or dodging moves. When the bullets were still one foot away from his body, they seemed to hit an invisible but indestructible wall. They were instantly squeezed, deformed, and bounced off, landing at his feet.

"Oh, don't be so excited. I'm here just to discuss terms with you." It's voice was a little playful and lazy, and he even leisurely brushed off the non-existent dust on his shoulders.

However, just as he finished speaking, the floor in front of the console suddenly cracked, and accompanied by the sound of heavy machinery running and the roar of the hydraulic system, a huge, majestic, and industrially powerful giant mechanical structure slowly rose up.

He was more than two people tall, and his purple and black metal shell had a cold luster. The energy lines on the surface looked like flowing purple electric currents.

The single scarlet eye in the center of the head was now blindingly bright, emitting a sharp red light that locked onto It's figure.

The robotic arm is thick and powerful, with complex patterns engraved on the thick armor on its surface. The hydraulic tubes at the joints expand slightly, emitting a low hum as energy surges.

The mechanical claws at the ends of his arms opened, their sharp blades flashing coldly. The mechanical structure of his legs was solid and stable, and every step he took made the ground thud. The thick tracked base rolled over the ground, leaving clear traces. Several energy conduits extended from his back, constantly spewing white steam, making him look like a war fortress ready for battle, full of oppression.

This is Swarovski's true form, a steel fortress born to protect, an incarnation of the original wisdom and power of the abyss.

"Threat level assessment: extremely high. Negotiation request rejected. Execute final liquidation agreement." Swarovski's mechanical voice emanated from this huge fighting body, becoming deeper and more majestic, with the echo of metallic resonance, full of unquestionable determination.

Om-!

The muzzle light of the multi-barreled heavy artillery shone brightly, and an extremely thick beam of energy instantly condensed, carrying a destructive aura that tore through everything, and blasted straight at It. At this moment, the claw blade of his other mechanical arm swung out at the same time, tearing through the air and slashing at It's waist and abdomen.

Before the attack arrived, the terrifying pressure and energy fluctuations had already made the entire control room tremble.

Yite chuckled a few times and randomly transformed "Thousands of Changes" into a long sword.

"Okay, then I'll play with you." He turned his wrist slightly, and a dark purple energy halo appeared on the surface of the long sword. Facing the energy beam and mechanical claw blade, he advanced instead of retreating.

But the power of Swarovski's energy cannon was far beyond his imagination. The moment the light beam hit the blade, the terrifying impact force directly shocked him back repeatedly, leaving blood marks on his knuckles, and even fine cracks appeared on the long sword.

Before he could steady himself, Swarlow's mechanical claw struck like lightning, its sharp blades glancing across his shoulder, plowing five deep furrows into the ground. Itt's pupils constricted, and he hurriedly dodged to the side, but the energy blast from the claw's end still struck him. He slammed into the wall like a kite with its string cut, and the masonry behind him shattered instantly.

"Ahem!" He chuckled as he sat by the wall. "Haha, everyone agrees it truly lives up to being the Abyss's first intelligent machine. Its strength is truly extraordinary."

"Are you done? Well, bye then!"

A cold mechanical sound fell, and Swarovski raised the muzzle of the gun and aimed it at It, but just when the energy was about to burst out.

"Wait a moment."